Tarzan, the Ape Man is a 1981 adventure film directed by John Derek and starring his wife Bo Derek, Miles O'Keeffe, Richard Harris, and John Phillip Law. The screenplay by Tom Rowe and Gary Goddard is loosely based on the novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, but from the point of view of Jane Parker. The original music score is composed by Perry Botkin Jr.. Former Tarzan actor Jock Mahoney, billed as Jack O'Mahoney, was the film's stunt coordinator. The film is marketed with the tagline Unlike any other "Tarzan" you've ever seen! The original actor cast in the "Tarzan" role was fired [or quit] early in production, resulting in the sudden casting of his stunt double, Miles O'Keeffe, in the title role. This film received negative reviews and has been listed amongst the films considered the worst. Show Less

PLEASE READ THIS - This trailer was uploaded to Youtube specifically to embed in my web page about this film: terrororstralis.com "Tarzan the Ape Man" (1981) was directed by John Derek and starred his wife, Bo Derek, as Jane Parker; Miles O'Keefe as Tarzan; Richard Harris as James Parker; and John Phillip Law as Harry Holt. This film is generally considered the worst of all of the Tarzan films.